On the subject of language evolution, the United State Congress debated the use of the commonly used slang term "pronk." Currently the origin and exact definition of the phrase are unknown, and its implications have proved...

We're not so obvious as to give it all away in the title. You'll have to watch this short gem to get to the good stuff: it's the catch-phrase that's sweeping Japan and sure to catch fire around the world! Us Americans have a...

Beer companies must be stocking their ad departments with linguistics Ph.Ds these days. How else can one explain their mind-boggling analyses of male communication? This clip (a new Bud Light spot) is one of the best: Dudes,...

Is there anything that those strange spam-busting images of letters and numbers can't do? The inventor of "captchas" clearly sees great potential for the strangely ubiquitous snippets, even if subliminally, it seems like...

It turns out that rudimentary Spanish is the new language of love. This dude does his best Antonio Banderas impression while serenading a bored looking woman (maybe she doesn't understand him) with basic espanol phrases....